The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-04

the greatness of your city. we certain to have
our hearts filed with grateful appreciation OF
the kindness and hospitality of your people.
TIRES four times during the delivery OF the
Presidents remarks. at every pause. IN lacs.
some voice proposed three cheers for Grover
Cleveland, and the lungs of the multitude re-
sponded. The band greeted the close OF MS re,
marks with national air. and the presioentiai
party filed out the entrance aisle that nao oeen
kept open by the police. The streets were
damned with people, and it was with difncuity
that Mr. Cleveland was got into ms ca EAR nS
Once there the citizens pressed to his sioe ana
extended their hands in vain. II will greet you
all later" said the President. "but not here
From the Exchange tine President and ms
companions escorted in their carriages
through the principal business streets or the
city, the ride lasting abont All hour. Everywhere
along the route masses of people awaited ana
greeted the guest of the day. The ponce ar
rangements excellent, and there WAS no
disorder. the crowds manifesting their en-
thusiasm in cheers and noise, and refrainine
from crowdng about, following the carriages.
The most conspicuous feature of the decoration
the arrangement of gas jets, each lamp and
awning post bearing branching tree OF piping,
while at street corners great arches were thrown
across from curb to curb. These bore million
colored globes, the effect of which. even in the
daylight was striking.
The corteee reached the Lindell Hotel at 2
o'clock, where rooms including series of large
parlo-s. had been secured for the PRESIDENT,
An hour was given for lunch and rest. ana at
o'clock Mrs. Cleveland having rejoned her hus-
band, the doors of the reception parlors were
thrown open. and the public were admitted TO
shake the hands of tire President and his WIFE
Tho reception began promptly at o'clock,
and continued till A crowd of several hum
dred ladies and gentlemen were already IN wait
ING in the upper lobby of the hotel when the
doors were opened, and, as the orchestra struck
up march, the people moved in rapidly and
made their exit by another door. The President
and Mrs. Cleveland received their visitors
standing in the middle of the large parlor. under
a rich chandelier. Mrs. Cleveland richly
clad in blue surah silk which had figure or
red rose buds and green leaves 1t was medium
decoete, trimmed literally with lace, and had
full lace sleeves to the elbows Several rows OF
coral beads adorned her shapely neck. and
diamond brilliant elittered at her throat. A
score of the leading society ladies of St. Louis.
beautiful in face and figure. and richly Clad as
sisted her. The police arrangements
inside the hotel were excellent and
the line moved past the President freely, but
outside q scene to be witnessed the odditv
of which it would be hard to overstate The
street was narrow, and through its middle ran
the double tracks of a busy street railway. An
attempt was made to keep the thousands OF
waiting visitors in line, SIX or eight abreast but
every half minute this was broken by the pass
sage of cars. These fought their way through.
crushing the masses together on each side. and
forcing hundreds out of their places. Behind
each car a crowd followed, and took the aban-
doned places in the line. The next pushed
many of those forward toward the hotel. with
the natura. result of crowding an equal number
out of line in front There was liberal
sprinkllng OF ladies in the mass, and
strong admixture of countrymen of the
pure Western type. who had come long distances
to see the President How they sureed and
struggled, how they shoudered aud scolded-
everything but fought. The stream flowed up
against the dead wall of humanity wedged into
the doorway, split with pressure from behind,
and the particles made their way again into the
mass in the rear with true Western persistency.
Mrs. Cleveland stood to-day to the left
and a little in the rear of her husband, and dur
ing great part of the three hours reception,
acknowledged the greetings of her visitors with
a smile and a bow. but without taking their
hands When the doors were closed the crowd
of dsappoin ted ones il waiting numbered many
thousands Colonel Lamont estimates that nine
thousand persons took the hand of the Presi-
dent this afternoon.
given by Mrs. Mary Seaman. was attended by
abo ut $50 guests, the most fashionable and
beautiful women of ST. Louis. Mrs. Cleveland
arrived at the house shortly after noon. and
was met at the carriage-door by q band of chill
dren the little girls of the sisters school, across
the way. The beautiful lawn was dotted with
their little forms and they drew around the
mistress of the White honse three OF their
number presented a shin of crimson roses. Leav-
ing this scene. Mrs. Cleveland was escorted to
the north end of the grand paror OF the Seaman
mansion, perhaps the most magniicently and
tastefuliy furnished private house in the West.
The furniture ia of French make, the uphol-
STEERING heavy and of canary color, IN keeping
with the blue walls; the floor of inlad woods
covered with rugs and ornaments OF ware No
pictures adorn the wall. The ladies' were pre-
scented to Mrs. Cleveland by Mrs. Seaman. and
she pressed their hands and had some pleasant
WORD for each they passed. After meeting
all, she was escorted the state dining room
and seated at the center table with the hostess
and four favored guests. The table was hand
somey decorated with flowers and fruit At
number of tables at the side of the room the
other guests were seated. When the luncheon
was finished the Catholic sisters, teachers of the
school of the neigh borhood, presented
Mrs Cleveland, she remaining seated at the
table. On arising she was escorted Immediately
10 her carriage, which was almost covered with
flowers, the gifts of the school children. and was
driven to the Lindell Hotel.